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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
The Blues
7-7 142.48
161.55
 
VS
proj
Valyrian Steelers
142.36 5-10
136.86

The Blues knock off Valyrian Steelers for fourth straight win in 142.48-142.36 battle

The Blues extended their win streak to four games with a tight win over Valyrian Steelers, narrowly earning a 142.48-142.36 victory. Valyrian Steelers had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. The Blues led 142.48-137.36 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 5 points from the New Orleans Saints defense on Monday night for Valyrian Steelers. The Blues were led by Christian McCaffrey (37.5 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (31). This marks the first time this season The Blues have gotten the best of Valyrian Steelers, after falling 202.62-134.1 in their last matchup. The Blues improve to 7-7 for the season, while Valyrian Steelers fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blues   Valyrian Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 20.2 points against his 11.88-point projection. In a 20-16 loss to the Jaguars, he caught 8 passes for 122 yards . Waller ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

The Blues
Points
% of total points 142.48
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.5
26.11
26.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
31
19.07
21.8%
3
Darren Waller
TE
20.2
11.88
14.2%
4
Derek Carr
QB
17.88
19.94
12.5%
Valyrian Steelers
Points
% of total points 142.36
1
Miles Sanders
RB
35.2
13.75
24.7%
2
Josh Allen
QB
18.36
20.41
12.9%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
17.1
19.27
12%
4
John Brown
WR
16.9
11.61
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Miles Sanders had a 56-yard run for Valyrian Steelers, while Chris Godwin had a 51-yard catch, helping Valyrian Steelers to an 89.10-47.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 40-yard touchdown pass for The Blues to contribute to a 140.88-102.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen found John Brown for a 40-yard pass for Valyrian Steelers, who trailed 142.48-137.36 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  The Blues   Valyrian Steelers

What If

The Blues would have beaten four other teams besides Valyrian Steelers this week.
Valyrian Steelers would have lost to six other teams besides The Blues this week.
If they played Valyrian Steelers every week, The Blues would be 5-9 this season.
The Blues would be 4-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Valyrian Steelers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Blues, Valyrian Steelers would be 8-4.
If The Blues had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-86.
If they played every team every week, Valyrian Steelers would be 90-70-1.

Coach Talk

The Blues
Getting the win is most important, The Blues, but we definitely know of one spot where we should get stronger as a team. Our starting wide receivers were thoroughly outplayed this past week. Held back by Cole Beasley (six total yards, no TDs) and Dede Westbrook (14 yards, no TDs), our four WRs combined for only 16 points in Week 15. The starting wideouts for Valyrian Steelers tripled us up with a score of 51.8.
Valyrian Steelers
Fortunately, Valyrian Steelers, Week 15's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Going with Derrius Guice in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... let's all put this in the rear-view mirror and assume it's not going to happen again.